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The Man with the Objective Lens

  • 1961
  • TMDB 5.5/10
  • 1h 20m

A humorous and satirical comedy, which places a man from the year 2222 one day in the (then) present day life in GDR, East Germany under Communist regime. Using a crystal for mind reading he uncovers some improprieties and moral weaknesses in the "Beautiful future" professed by VEB ("Volkseigener Betrieb" – "State Owned Holdings").

Overview

A humorous and satirical comedy, which places a man from the year 2222 one day in the (then) present day life in GDR, East Germany under Communist regime. Using a crystal for mind reading he uncovers some improprieties and moral weaknesses in the "Beautiful future" professed by VEB ("Volkseigener Betrieb" – "State Owned Holdings").

Cast

  • Rolf LudwigOS alias Martin Marten
  • Helga LabuddaAnita
  • Christine LaszarMaja Meyer
  • Erich FranzSchmitt
  • Monika HildebrandtHeidi
  • Maika JosephHertha
  • Erik S. KleinBenno
  • Gertraud KreissigHanna

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